How many renters in Champaign Township, IL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

31.4% (±8.7 points) of renting households in Champaign Township, IL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

28.8% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 22.5% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on .

Paying 30% or more
31.4% (±8.7 points)
Paying 35% or more
28.8% (±8.4 points)
Median share of income
22.5% (±2.5 points)

Rent as a share of income in Champaign Township

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rentChampaign TownshipChampaign CountyIllinoisUnited States
Less than 15%16.9% (±7.5 points)10.6%14.4%12.6%
15% to 19.9%24.8% (±7.8 points)13.4%13.4%12.2%
20% to 24.9%16.7% (±7.9 points)12.7%13.1%12.6%
25% to 29.9%10.2% (±6.5 points)9.1%11.2%11.5%
30% to 34.9%2.6% (±2.3 points)7.0%8.9%9.2%
35% or more28.8% (±8.4 points)47.2%39.0%41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Champaign Township against Champaign County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Champaign TownshipChampaign CountyIllinoisUnited States
Paying 30% or more31.4% (±8.7 points)54.2% (±2.4 points)47.9% (±0.4 points)51.1%
Paying 35% or more28.8% (±8.4 points)47.2% (±2.0 points)39.0% (±0.4 points)41.9%
Median share of income22.5% (±2.5 points)33.0% (±1.4 points)29.1% (±0.2 points)30.6%
Median renter household income$58,461 (±$3,923)$33,434 (±$1,390)$50,420 (±$471)$52,966
Median gross rent$972 (±$53)$1,051 (±$21)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413

In Champaign Township, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is lower than in Champaign County (54.2%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (47.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Champaign County, Champaign Township ranks 28 of 50 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 1619 of 2,503.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Champaign Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Champaign Township
PlaceDistanceRenters paying 30% or more of incomeCompared with this place
Champaign Township—31.4% (±8.7 points)—
Champaign2.5 mi56.9% (±3.7 points)Higher
Champaign City Township2.5 mi56.9% (±3.7 points)Higher
Bondville3.4 mi22.4% (±24.9 points)Not measurably different
Savoy3.7 mi36.1% (±9.5 points)Not measurably different
Scott Township (Champaign County)4.6 mi28.5% (±25.9 points)Not measurably different
Tolono Township5.2 mi60.3% (±23.0 points)Higher
Urbana6.1 mi58.3% (±4.6 points)Higher
Cunningham Township6.1 mi58.3% (±4.6 points)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Champaign, IL (56.9%), Champaign City Township, IL (56.9%), Tolono Township, IL (60.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Champaign County, place by place

RankPlaceRenters paying 30% or more of income
22 (tie)Broadlands43.8% (±94.2 points)
22 (tie)Ayers Township43.8% (±94.2 points)
24Ludlow Township43.0% (±25.5 points)
25Savoy36.1% (±9.5 points)
26Ludlow34.6% (±51.3 points)
27Pesotum32.0% (±33.8 points)
28Champaign Township31.4% (±8.7 points)
29 (tie)Sidney29.8% (±45.8 points)
29 (tie)Sidney Township29.8% (±45.8 points)
31Scott Township (Champaign County)28.5% (±25.9 points)
32St. Joseph28.0% (±21.7 points)
33Thomasboro25.8% (±33.7 points)
34Compromise Township25.0% (±56.3 points)

Showing 13 of 50 places in Champaign County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Champaign Township

Are renters in Champaign Township rent-burdened?

31.4% of renting households in Champaign Township pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Champaign Township spend on rent?

The median renting household in Champaign Township, IL spends 22.5% (±2.5 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Champaign township, Champaign County, Illinois (county subdivision:12398, in state:17 county:019).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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